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estimates determinants of G7 sovereign bond spreads, using high‐frequency proxies for market expectations about macroeconomic …
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subordinated bond yield spreads over senior unsecured bonds, and links the bond yields developments with the characteristics of the … play a key role in explaining bond spreads. Interestingly, after the introduction of the new bail-in framework, there is a … convergence between the bond yields of the GSIBs and the non-GSIBs, which could point out to a reduction in the market perception …
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In this paper, we study the dynamics and drivers of sovereign bond yields in euro area countries using a factor model … mechanism of bond yields. Our key contribution is exploring both the global and the local dimensions of bond yield determinants … periphery euro area bond yields from the core countries yields following the financial crisis and the scope of their subsequent …
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This paper investigates to what extent yield spreads on bonds issued by sub-sovereign entities within federations are driven by bailout expectations and investors' risk appetite, as opposed to fundamental values related to default risk. The question is analysed both across and within federations...
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We estimate the response of euro area sovereign bond yields to purchase operations under the ECB's Public Sector …, led to a temporary 7 basis-point decline in sovereign bond yields on the day of purchase. This impact estimate is well …
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the euro area and in five major European economies. It also introduces a set of indicators for excess bond premia …, adjusting corporate bond spreads for credit risk of the issuer and the term, coupon and liquidity premia. I find that the … majority of macroeconomic indicators can be better predicted by the excess bond premia compared to non-adjusted indices; the …
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-à-vis domestic bonds. This paper studies the effect of this jurisdiction choice on bond prices. We test whether foreign-law bonds …
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We decompose euro area sovereign bond yields into five distinct components: i) expected future short-term risk …) segmentation (convenience) premium. Identification is achieved by considering sovereign bond yields jointly with other rates … implementing bond purchases, the E.U.’s fiscal policy announcements lowered yields more uniformly …
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A safe asset is of high credit quality, retains its value in bad times, and is traded in liquid markets. We show that bonds issued by the European Union (EU) are widely considered to be of high credit quality, and that their yield spread over German Bunds remained contained during the 2020...
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We study what makes government bonds a safe asset. Building on a sample of monthly changes in government bond yields in … changes in global risk (VIX). We find that inertia (whether the bond behaved as a safe asset in the past) and good …
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